Casselberry Store Cashier Thwarts Robbery Attempt

A Casselberry convenience store clerk stood up to the intimidation attempts of a would-be robber early Tuesday and the man, who had pulled a T- shirt over his head, left empty-handed.

Gordon Pleasants, 19, a cashier at the Tenneco store at U.S. Highway 17-92 and Seminola Boulevard, told police that he walked out of the store's cooler shortly after 3:30 a.m. and found a man standing by the cash register. The man had pulled his T-shirt up over his head from the back and had a hole cut out to see through.

Pleasants said he placed himself between the man, who apparently was not armed, and the cash drawer. He said the man told him not to get in his way or try to stop him. Pleasants did not move, Casselberry police reported.

About a minute later, the hooded man left the store without taking anything. Police are investigating the incident.